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Season 2 · Episode 3

Less is more: Inside Personio's powerful, lean data team

Adrien Marienne

Adrien Marienne

VP of Data, Personio

About the guest

Adrien Marienne

Adrien Marienne

VP of Data, Personio

Adrien is VP of Data at Personio, the leading HR platform for SMBs. He oversees a lean team of 40-50 in an 1,800-person company — proving you don't need a massive org to drive massive impact. He built Personio's centralized Customer Data Platform and a 'Voice of Customer' tool using Snowflake Cortex.

Personio empowers SMBs through HR solutions. Adrien oversees a lean team of 40-50 in an 1,800-person company — proving you don't need a massive org to drive massive impact.

What you'll learn

Adrien explains how Personio built a centralized Customer Data Platform and a 'Voice of Customer' tool using Snowflake Cortex for real-time customer feedback analysis. He walks through their lean stack (AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Tableau, Atlan) and why staying small and focused beats throwing bodies at the problem. Practical playbook for scaling data impact without scaling headcount.

Why you should listen

  • Learn how a team of 40 drives more impact than teams 5x their size at an 1,800-person company
  • See how the 'Voice of Customer' tool built on Snowflake Cortex analyzes feedback in real-time
  • Discover Adrien's counterintuitive strategy: why staying lean beats throwing bodies at the problem